Section outline

    • Low Carbon Development (LCD) - in need of a definition Page

      Although the term “Low carbon development” has been increasingly used during the last ten years, there is no internationally agreed upon definition to date. Click on the headline to read more.

    • Definition

      "Gender sensitive low carbon development is a multi-level transformative process working towards low-carbon, climate-resilient, equitable, gender-just and inclusive societies, thereby contributing towards stabilising greenhouse gases at levels that will avoid dangerous climate change (increase of no more than 1.5°C)."

      - GenderCC

    • Discussion: Definition of gender sensitive LCD Forum

      Do you know of other (gender sensitive) definitions we could draw from?

      Is there anything that needs to be added to this definition, i.e. do you think it lacks particular aspects?

      You can provide a general comment on this definition.

    • Revised definition

      "Gender sensitive low carbon development is a multi-dimensional approach that encompasses social transformation and changes in production patterns and technologies, avoiding dangerous climate change. This includes reducing carbon emission, while recognising different energy needs of people and countries and addressing existing gender inequalities in carbon emission and energy production. It includes decoupling economic growth from carbon emission and increasing climate-resilience, but avoiding pure technology centered solutions, instead striving for an environmental healthy planet and a gender-just and low carbon society”